Travel Photo of the Year: The People category finalists
From Ethiopia to India, these ten outstanding photographs have been selected as Wanderlust Travel Photo of the Year finalists…
Eagle Huntress, Altai Mountains, Mongolia (Prabir Mitra)
“13-year-old Aigirm, trains to hunt with her eagle Taimas and represents a generation of Khazak eagle huntress who challenge a male-dominated tradition while carrying on a legacy.”
– Prabir Mitra, Doctor
Kathmandu Tea Shop Kathmandu, Nepal (Siobhan Warwicker)
“This distinctive tea shop kept catching my attention on my walks around Durbar Square. Eventually, I asked the vendor for a photo – I love her straight-at-the-camera stance, her eyes inviting the viewer into this vivid enterprise.”
– Siobhan Warwicker, Writer/Editor
Ghosts, South Sudan (Max Vere-Hodge)
“The Mundari tribe, of South Sudan, appear like ghosts amongst the smoke from the nightly fires they light to keep tsetse flies and mosquitoes off their beloved Ankole-Watusi cattle.”
– Max Vere-Hodge, Sponsorship
Leaf Life, Uttarpradesh, India (Somenath Mukhopadhyay)
“A man of Santhal tribe accompanies his son on the forest path, both wearing a head dress of forest leaves, used particularly during the monsoon as a rain gear.”
– Somenath Mukhopadhyay, Teacher
Faith, Kannur, Kerala, India (Abhijit Chowdhury)
“Theyyam is a popular ritual of Kolathunadu (Kingdom of Kannur). The Theyyam dance is performed in front of the village shrine, groves and in the houses as ancestor worship. Man assumes the form of God and dance propitiating and appeasing them. There is a deep belief behind the performance of Theyyam. This photo was taken during one such religious ceremony.”
– Abhijit Chowdhury, Service
Holy Shower, Uttarpradesh, India (Jan Kostal)
“The man depicted is having a “Holi holy shower” on the very last day of the Holi Festival of colors. Huranga Holi is one day after the main Holi in Shri Dauji Mahraj Mandir in Baldeo village.”
– Jan Kostal,Tour Guide
Lighting The Candles, Shan State, Myanmar (Deba Prasad Roy)
“The photograph was taken in a Buddhist shrine situated next to Shwe Yan Pyay Monastery in the southern region of Shan State, Myanmar. The monastery is famous for its architecture.”
– Deba Prasad Roy, Retired
In Silence Varanasi, India (Louise Waldron)
“Sitting serenely in the doorway, blending with the background, this gentleman never spoke but watched with a curious eye as the world passed him by in this holiest of cities.”
– Louise Waldron, Box Office Supervisor
Stillness, Lalibela, Ethiopia (John Seager)
“I took this image in Biete Queddus Mercoreus church, Lalibela, Ethiopia. The priest greeted me and returned to his meditation, allowing me to compose his portrait in the streaming light.”
– John Seager,Environmental Consultant
The Morning Glory, Narmada, India (Rajesh Dhar)
“A devotee is praying to the sun and offering the holy water of river Narmada to his deceased ancestors so that their souls can rest in peace.”
– Rajesh Dhar, Graphic Designer
